Written by

Dorothy Bliskey
Special to Action Reporter Media

The Holiday Inn of 1974 was smaller than the current building, says General Manager Dennis Stahmann.

"It was much smaller, with a typical 1970's décor - shag carpeting and lots of orange and green colors," Stahmann said. "And it had a sunken lobby area by the fireplace."

Jean Winker, who began as a front desk clerk at Holiday Inn in Fond du Lac in 1974 and moved into a top management role with WISCO Hotel Group, has decades of memories. Her three children also worked at Holiday Inn as teenagers during the 1970s and 1980s. ...